“Most days I wish I was a British pound coin instead of an African girl.”
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Review:
A few years ago I read Chris Cleave's debut novel Incendiary and was blown away by his honesty and the rawness of his main character. This haunting novel won the 2006 Somerset Maugham Award, was shortlisted for the 2006 Commonwealth Writers Prize, won the United States Book-of-the-Month Club’s First Fiction award 2005 and won the Prix Spécial du Jury at the French Prix des Lecteurs 2007. It later was turned into a movie starring Michelle Williams and Ewan McGregor.
For some time, his second novel titled Little Bee in Canada and the US, where it is a New York Times #1 bestseller, has been on my "to read" list. It is titled The Other Hand in the UK, where it is a Sunday Times bestseller and it was shortlisted for the Costa Book Awards. This is the story of two women and how their lives collide one fateful day. One of them has to make a terrible choice that will change each of their lives forever.
Two years later, they meet again and we see the aftermath of that courageous decision unfold. The story quietly gives you a snapshot into the lives of the two women and as new characters are introduced you start to unravel the mystery behind the newly developed friendships. This book is one of the most engaging tales I've read and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a story that will keep them on their toes.
A few years ago I read Chris Cleave's debut novel Incendiary and was blown away by his honesty and the rawness of his main character. This haunting novel won the 2006 Somerset Maugham Award, was shortlisted for the 2006 Commonwealth Writers Prize, won the United States Book-of-the-Month Club’s First Fiction award 2005 and won the Prix Spécial du Jury at the French Prix des Lecteurs 2007. It later was turned into a movie starring Michelle Williams and Ewan McGregor.
For some time, his second novel titled Little Bee in Canada and the US, where it is a New York Times #1 bestseller, has been on my "to read" list. It is titled The Other Hand in the UK, where it is a Sunday Times bestseller and it was shortlisted for the Costa Book Awards. This is the story of two women and how their lives collide one fateful day. One of them has to make a terrible choice that will change each of their lives forever.
Two years later, they meet again and we see the aftermath of that courageous decision unfold. The story quietly gives you a snapshot into the lives of the two women and as new characters are introduced you start to unravel the mystery behind the newly developed friendships. This book is one of the most engaging tales I've read and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a story that will keep them on their toes.
